As signing day looms, one last glance at the Cougars class

Fewer than 24 hours remain before high school seniors in the class of 2012 can make their college destinations official by signing a national letter of intent. When Wednesday morning arrives, the Cougars will be expecting at least 23 signees. We’ll take a look at the construct of the class a few updates and a breakdown of how many the Cougars have committed at each position.

The coaching staff had a busy final weekend hosting official visitors to campus, which yielded several commitments. Among them were quarterback Rex Dausin from San Antonio Warren, athlete Adrian McDonald from Eisenhower in Lawton, Okla., receiver Andrew Rodriguez from Allen and athlete Jontrey Tillman from West St. Mary in Baldwin, La.

Dausin threw for 3,210 yards and 33 touchdowns with 12 interceptions for Warren this season and was a second-team all-area selection by the San Antonio Express-News. Dausin was the District 27-5A offensive MVP in 2011. The 6-3, 175-pound quarterback was committed to Sam Houston State before switching his pledge to the Cougars.

McDonald played quarterback at Lawton and was ranked as the 22nd-best player in the state by the Oklahoman in its “Super 30.” He’s a dual-threat quarterback but will projected to play either cornerback or receiver with the Cougars. He ran for 1,274 yards and 11 touchdowns for Eisenhower this season while throwing for 739 yards.

Rodriguez was the second-leading receiver in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this season, posting 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns on 64 receptions. Houston was the first Division I offer for the 5-9, 170 receiver, who runs a 4.4-second 40-yard dash.

Tillman was previously a Stanford commitment before the Cardinal coaches informed him last week that he wouldn’t be accepted into Stanford, despite his solid academic standing. Tillman reopened his commitment and visited Houston over the weekend and verbally committed on Tuesday night. Tillman had scheduled an official visit to Colorado and there had been talk that he may not sign anywhere on Wednesday, the first day players can sign, but as of now, UH is expecting that Tillman will sign with the Cougars. So it will be interesting to see how this plays out.Rivals.com is reporting that Houston also received a verbal commitment from Xavier Maxwell, a receiver from Blinn College. Maxwell is an Humble product who has been at Blinn the last two seasons. He’s 6-0, 175.

For those wondering about receiver Deontay Greenberry, the Notre Dame commitment from California that visited UH over the weekend, I hear that the visit went well. So far, there’s no news and he remains a Notre Dame commitment, but the Cougars are hopeful. By Wednesday, we should know either way.

And don’t be surprised if there’s a name that pops up tomorrow that hasn’t been seen or discussed. The UH coaching staff has been aggressive in these final weeks so their labor could yield some additional fruit.

The Cougars did lose a commitment over the weekend: Willowridge offensive lineman Aviante Collins. The 6-6, 310-pounder began exploring other options and will not be headed to Houston. And Eisenhower defensive end Gregory Jackson will go the junior college route, taking the Cougars defensive line haul back to four.